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Recognised as Colour

#5C2279

  • #5C2279
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5C2279 is a violet with RGB values 92, 34, 121 and HSL 280°, 56%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5C2279#5C2279
HEX#5C2279
RGBrgb(92, 34, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1333, 0.4745
RGB percentages36.1%, 13.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(280, 56.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 71.9%, 47.5%)
CMYK24%, 71.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,038,137
CSS custom property--colour: #5C2279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#A3DD86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#193F77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#59344Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.4Purple · ΔE 18.1Midnight blue · ΔE 18.1Indigo · ΔE 19.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F7922
Analogous#312279, #79226A
Triadic#795C22, #22795C
Split complementary#6A7922, #227930
Tetradic#793022, #3F7922, #226B79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C289DE
Lighter +30%#AD61D3
Lighter +20%#9839C8
Lighter +10%#7A2DA1
Darker −10%#3E1751
Darker −20%#1F0C29
Darker −30%#010002
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#620F8C
Less saturated −25%#563566

Channel breakdown

R92
G34
B121
Red92 (36.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)56.13%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 22 · B 79

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